| 2005
2006 Traditional
Ethnic Festivals
in Guizhou Guiyang & Kaili |
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Main Festivals in 2003
Major Festival in 2004
Traditional
Festivals in
Southeast Guizhou
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Date/
Chinese Lunar Calendar
(date/month) |
Festival |
Ethnic
groups & participants |
Places |
Activities |
Date
of the Gregorian calendar (date/month) |
| 2005 |
2006 |
| 04-15/01 |
Gengjin |
Buoyi 10000 |
Zhenning Huangguoshu |
Shows, Go Courting, Lusheng Dance |
12-23/02 |
01-12/02 |
| 09/01 |
Tiaochang |
Miao 10000 |
Huaxi, Tongmuling |
Lusheng Dance |
17/02 |
06/02 |
| 11-15/01 |
Lusheng Gathering |
Miao 5000 |
Zhouxi, Kaili |
Lusheng Dance, Bullfight, Songfest |
19-23/02 |
8-12/02 |
| 15/01 |
Dixi (Earth Opera) |
Buoyi 20000 |
Caiguan Huaxi |
Dixi Shows, Lantern Festival |
23/02 |
12/02 |
| 16-18/01 |
Lusheng Gathering |
Miao 30000 |
Zhouxi Kaili |
Lusheng Dance, Horse Race,
Bullfighting, Wooden Drum Dance, Songfest |
24-26/02 |
13-15/02 |
| 03/03 |
Sanyuesan |
Dong 10000 Han |
Baojing Zhenyuan |
11/04 |
31/03 |
| 19-21/03 |
Lusheng Festival |
Miao 5000 Han |
Panghai Mihao Xiang |
Lusheng Dance, Horse Race, Bullfighting |
27-29/04 |
16-18/04 |
| 08/04 |
Siyueba |
Miao 30000 |
Huaxi, Guiyang |
Lusheng Dance, Songfest |
15/05 |
05/05 |
| 05/05 |
DragonBoat Festival |
Miao 43000 Han |
Zhenyuan |
Boat Race, Duckfighting |
11/06 |
31/05 |
| 06/06 |
Liuyueliu |
Buoyi 10000 |
Huaxi |
Songfest, Folk Songs |
11/07 |
01/07 |
| 06/06 |
CaiGeTang |
Miao 5000 |
Jinbao Xiang Zhenyuan |
Songfest, Gangehui Antiphonal Singing |
11/07 |
01/07 |
| Mid/June |
Paomajie (Horse Race) |
Miao 1000 |
Guading Kaili |
Songfest, Horse Race |
21/07 around |
10/07 around |
| June |
Tasting |
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Around Kaili |
Harvest Celebration |
18/07-11/08 |
26/06-29/07 |
| 19/06 |
Mountain Climbing |
Miao 30000 Han |
Mt.Xianglu Kaili |
Lusheng Dance, Songfest, Youfang |
24/07 |
14/07 |
| 20/06 |
Torch Festival |
Yi 1000 |
Weining Liupanshui |
Wrestling, Archery, Bonfire, Horseracing |
25/07 |
15/07 |
| 13/07 |
Mid-July |
Miao 20000 Han |
Kaili around |
Lusheng Dance, Bullfight, Horseracing |
17/08 |
6/08 |
| Mid/July |
New Rice Tasting |
Miao 20000 Han |
Zhouxi, Kaili |
New Rice tasting, Gathering |
20/08 around |
8/08 aroung |
| 21/07 |
Lusheng Festival |
Miao 10000 |
Panghai Kaili |
Lusheng, Horseracing, songfest |
25/08 |
14/08 |
| 09/09 |
Mid-Autumn |
Miao 5000 Han |
Qingman Kaili |
Lusheng, HOrserace, Bullfight |
11/10 |
30/10 |
| 01/10 (yingri) |
Miao's New Year |
Miao 50000 |
Guading, Zhouxi, Kaili |
Lusheng, Bullfight, Bronze Drum Dance |
02/11 |
21/11 |
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Main Festivals in 2003:
Date Places for Holding
Festival Name Activities
Jan.2 -----At Jingping’s Yaobo village----The Dong New Year, ---buffalo
fighting, singing and playing Dong opera.
Jan.3-6 -----At Rongjiang’s Renli village---The Dong New Year,---buffalo
fighting,singing,dancing and other celebration activities.
Feb.1 ---- At Congjiang’s Longtu village ---The Dong people’s giving worship
to their ancestors---Singing Chorus, playing Lusheng and dancing.
Feb. 2 to 6--- At Ronjing’s Wuji village in Pingyong township ---Lusheng
Festival ---- Playing with Lusheng and singing and dancing.
Feb. 3 to 5----, At Wengyi near Kaili--- Lusheng Festival---- Festivities with
Lusheng dance at the Miao village
Feb. 3-6 ---- At Liping’s Huanggang village ---the Carry
Official---festivities in the Dong village.
Feb. 6 to 7---- At Yatang village near Kaili----- the Lusheng Festival---dancing
with Lusheng and other action.
Feb. 7 to 9---- At Xingguang village near Kaili----- the Lusheng
Festival---dancing with Lusheng and other action.
Feb. 10 to 12---- At Dazhong, Lushan and Dafengdong villages near Kaili-----the
Lusheng Festival--- dancing with Lusheng
Feb. 11 ----- At Dimen, the Dong nationality in Liping county--- A rites for
giving worship to their Ancestor--- The big group dancing and play with Lusheng.
Feb. 12 to 14 ---- At Tonggu village near Kaili----- the Lusheng
Festival---dancing with Lusheng and other action.
Feb. 13 to 15---- At Shiqing and Mandong villages near Kaili--- the Lusheng
Festival--- dancing with Lusheng and other action.
Feb. 14 to 15---- In Taijiang county town---Lantern festivities ---Play with
lantern and firecrackers.
Feb. 15 to 16---- At Longchang village near Kaili----- the Lusheng Festival---
dancing with Lusheng and other action.
Feb.17 ---- At Wanchao village near Kaili----- the Lusheng
Festival---dancing with Lusheng, horses race and other action.
Feb. 19 to 20---- At Zhouxi village near Kaili----- the Lusheng
Festival---Singing and dancing with Lusheng, buffalo fighting..
Feb. 23 ---- At Wengya village of Yatang near Kaili----- the Lusheng Festival---
dancing with Lusheng, buffalo fighting.
Mar.17 ----At Liping’s Kengdong village ----the Wrestling Festival ----the
Dong people’s wrestling compitition and dance with Lusheng.
Mar.17 ----At Doujiang of Sanjiang,Guangxi Province ----the Dong’s Huapao
festival ----singing and dancing, and mainly the competition for catching the
thing shot high up in the sky by the firecracker, the similar as the American
football game.
Early in Mar.----At Qinglang village of Qingman township ----Fangu
Festival----Play wooden drum, the bronze drum and Lusheng.
Later in March.---At Baila village of Lushan Township ---Lusheng Festival --Dancing
with Lusheng, buffalo fighting and singing competition.
Apr. 4 ----At Fulu of Sanjiang,Guangxi Province --- San Yue San
festival---Dancing and singing with Lusheng, and “football” game.
Apr.16 to 18---- At Taijiang and Shidong ---The Miao’s Sister Meal
Festival----Singing and dancing with Lushen, Dragon Boat Race and Costumes show
and so on.
Apr.16 ----- At Liping’s Shuangjiang Village----Wrestling
Festival----the Dong people’s wreaslting competition, dancing with Lusheng.
Apr.16 ----At Gaobia of Sanjiang, Guangxi province ---Mountain meeting
Festival ----Singing competition and play with Lusheng.
Apr.20 to 22 ---At Mihao village of Panghai township ---Lusheng
Festival----Dancing with Lusheng, buffalo fighting and horse race.
Apr. 25 ----At Xijiang and Kongbai ----Lusheng Festival ---dancing with
Lusheng, bronze drum, and young people singing love songs.
May.8 ----- At Huangping’s Feiyun Cave ---- the Miao’s Si Yue Ba
(Apr.8) Festival. ----Horse racing, Singing and Dancing with Lusheng.
May.8 -----At Sanjian’s Tongle village, Guangxi Province ---- Mountain
meeting Festival ----Singing compitition with Lusheng.
Jun. 4 ----At Zhenyuan County town, Kaili ---the Han Nationality’s
Dragon Boat Festival ----dragon boats racing and other activities.
Jun. 5 ----At Shibing County Town, Kaili --- Dragon Boat
Festival----dragon boats racing and other activities.
Jun. 12 ----At Laobao village of Sanjiang, Guangxi Province --- the Dong
people’s Dragon Boat Festival ----dragon boats racing, singing and dancing
with Luheng and other activities.
Later June: ----At Xijiang village of Leishan, Kaili ---Eating New
Rice----Singing compitition, buffalo fighting and horses racing.
Jun. 24 -----At Taijiang’s Shidong village ---the Miao Dragon Boat Race
Festival ----Singing and dancing with Lusheng and wood drum by the Miao people
in very beautiful festival clothing.
Jul. 14 ----At Liping’s Huangang village, Kaili ---the Crying for
Heaven--- giving worship to the Heaven and begging for rain, carrying officials
and singing famous Dong Chorus.
Jul. 18 ----At Liping County Town -----the Temple Fair ---Singing
competition and some other activities at the old temple on the famous mountain,
Nanquanshan nearby.
Jul. 18 to 20 ----At Huzhuang of Kaili, ----the Miao Climbing Mount
Xianglushan Festival ----Singing and dancing with Lusheng, buffalo fighting and
singing competition.
Early July: ---- At Jingping’s Jiuzhai village, ---the Miao and Dong Eating
Festival ----Eating new rice and wish to have good harvest.
Later July: ----At Panghai,Kaitang, Kaihuai and some other villages nearby Kaili,
----the Miao Eating New Rice Festival, ----Buffalo fighting, singing and dancing
with Lusheng, and horses racing,
Aug. 11. ----At Sanjing’s Fulu and Gao’An, -the Singing Festival
--Singing compitition and playing with Lushing by Dong people.
Aug. 11 -----At Gaozeng of Congjiang, Kaili, ----the Dong’s Eating New
Rice ----buffalo fighting, singing and playing Dong opera.
Aug. 11 to 13 ----At Kaili’s Wengxiang village, ---the Lusheng
Festival--buffalo fighting, dacing with Lusheng and singing competition.
Aug. 18 -- At Kaili’s Panghai village, ----the Lusheng
Festival----buffalo fighting, dancing with Lusheng and singing competition.
Aug. 20 to 21 - At Kaili’s Kaitang and Kaishao village, -the Lusheng
Festival--buffalo fighting, dancing and singing competition.
Early Aug: ----At Leishan’s Lianhua,Qiaogang and Gaoyan village,----the Miao
Eating New Rice Festival,---Dancing with Lusheng and bronze drum, buffalo
fighting and so on.
Later Aug: -----At Kaili’s Jiuzhai, Wanshui, Wengxiang, Kaihuai and
Panghai villages, ----the Miao Eating New Rice -----Singing and dancing
with Lusheng,buffalo fighting and horses racing.
Sep.11 ---- At Sanjiang’s Baxie and Pingliu villages,
Guangxi---Buffalo fighting festival, ---dancing with Lusheng, buffalo fighting.
Sep.11 ----At Congjiang’s Luoxiang village,----the Dong’s
Lusheng Festival ---playing Lusheng and singing Dong Chorus.
Oct. 1 to 5 ----In Kaili City, ----the Great Lusheng Festival and Ethnic
Costumes Show, -----Singing and Dancing by different Miao and Dong Group. They
will show their rich festival costumes.
Oct. 4 -----At Yongxi village of Zhenyuan County, Kaili ----the Miao
Lusheng Festival --- Dancing with Lusheng and horses racing.
Oct. 4 ---At Meilin village of Sanjiang, Guangxi Province, ---the Dong
Lusheng Festival, ---- dancing with Lusheng, buffalo fighting.
Oct.22 to 24 ----At Gulong of Huangping, Kaili ---the Lusheng
Festival----Singing and Dancing with Lusheng, horses racing, ox and buffalo
fighting and birds fighting.
From Oct.—Dec. ----At some Dong villages in Congjiang County,----buffalos
fighting festival, ----buffalos fighting, singing Chorus and playing Lusheng.
From Oct.—Nov.. ----At Rongjiang’s Gaotong,Gunzhong and Gaolue,----the Miao
New Year, ----Killing animals, welcome friends ceremony, playing Lusheng,
singing and dancing, buffalo fighting and other celebrations.(Note: The exact
date will be settled down later.)
Middle or late November: ---At the villages of Xijiang, Fangxiang, Qiaogang,
Paili, Guading, Gechong, Kaihuai, Jiuzhai, Zhouxi, Baode and so on, Kaili.
-----the Miao New Year, -----Singing and Dancing with Lusheng, buffalos
fighting, horses racing and welcome ceremony for the visitors. (Note: The
exact date will be settled down later.)
Nov. 28 -----At Congjiang’s Lotu village,----the Tangerine
Festival, ----Singing Dong’s famous Chorus and dancing with Lusheng, Carrying
Officials and other celebration.
Dec. 23 -----At the village of Xiaohe, Gulu, Longtou, Wangfeng and Xiaokaitun,
----the Miao New Year, ----welcome ceremony for the visiters, singing and
dancing with Lusheng, wood drum and bronze drum, buffalo fighting and other
celebration.
Major Festival in
2004
Jan.22-24---
Lusheng Festival at Ronjing’s Langdong township
Jan.23-27---
Lusheng Festival at Ronjing’s
Pingyong township
Jan.24-26---- Lusheng
Festival at Wengyi near Kaili
Jan.
27-29----
the Carry Official at Liping’s
Huanggang village
Jan.27-28- --- the
Lusheng Festival at Yatang village
near Kaili
Jan.28-30--- the
Lusheng Festival at Xingguang village
near Kaili
Jan.31
-- Lushshen Festival
at Shojia Miao village
Jan.31-Feb.2----
the
Lusheng Festival at Dazhong, Lushan
and Dafengdong
Feb.1 ----- A rites for giving worship to their Ancestor at
Dimen, the Dong nationality
Feb.
2-4 ---- The
Lusheng Festival at Tonggu village
near Kaili
Feb.3-5---- The
Lusheng Festival at Shiqing and
Mandong villages.
Feb.4-5---- Lantern
festivities in Taijiang county
town
Feb.5-6---- The
Lusheng Festival at Longchang village
near Kaili.
Feb.9-10--- The
Lusheng Festival at Zhouxi village
near Kaili
Feb.21.----
Worship Bridges Festival at Fanpai and other
Miao villages
Feb.26.----
Fangu Festival at a village of
Qingman township
Mar.3-5 --- the Lusheng Festival at
Shuicheng’s Nankai (westen Guizhon)
Mar.5-----The
Wrestling Festival at Liping’s
Kengdong Dong village
Mar.5-6----The
Miao Sisiters’ Meal Festival at Jianhe Miao
village
Apr.21 ----
San Yue San festival at
FuluGuangxi Province
Apr.21 ----
San Yue San festival at
Leli village in Rongjiang
Apr.21 ----
San Yue San festival at
Baojing village in Rongjiang
May3-5---- The
Miao’s Sisters’ Meal Festival at Taijiang and Shidong.
May
3 ----- Wrestling
Festival at Liping’s Shuangjiang Dong Village.
May.26 ----- The
Miao’s Si Yue Ba (Apr.8) Festival.at Huangping’s Feiyun Cave
Jun. 22 ---- The Miao’s Lusheng Festival at Weining’s Longjie (westen
Guizhou)
Jun.30
--- The temple fair at
Guangxi’s Yangxi village
Jul.12
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The Miao Dragon Boat Race Festival at Shidong village
Jul.22 ---- The
Telling Stories Festival at Jingping’s Yaobo village
Jul.31 ----
The Crying for Heaven at Liping’s Huangang village, Kaili
Jul.31 ----
The Playing on swing at Basha Miao village, near Congjiang.
Aug.1-5 --- The
Tibetan horse racing festival at Sichuan’s Litang county.
Middle Jul---- The
Miao and Dong Eating New Rice Festival at Jingping’s Jiuzhai village.
Aug.29-31 ----At Kaili’s Wengxiang
village, ---the
Lusheng Festival
Sep.5 ----At Kaili’s Panghai
village, ----the
Lusheng Festival
Sep.7-8 ---At Kaitang and Kaishao
village, -the
Lusheng Festival
Oct.
1 to 5
----In Kaili City,---the
Great Lusheng Festival and Ethnic Costumes Show.
Oct.1
to 5 ---In Liping County,---
the
Nationalities
Cultural
Festival
Nov.9-11 ----At Gulong of Huangping,
Kaili ---the
Lusheng Festival
Nov.20-21---The
Miao New Year at
some Miao village near Kaili.
Dec.14-16 –The
Miao New Year
at Xijiang, the biggest Miao village in Leishan.
Dec.23-26
-----At Rongjiang’s Renli village---The
Dong New Year
Traditional
Festivals in
Southeast Guizhou
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Festival
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Mi-
nority
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Place
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Date
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Activities
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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Jishashui
(ancestor-
worship)
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Dong
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Longtu,
Congjiang
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22Jan.
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9Feb.
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29Jan.
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18Feb.
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Lusheng
playing,big song sing
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Huapao
catching
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Dong
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Congjiang
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18Feb.
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8Mar.
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25Feb.
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17Mar.
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Dong’s
opera,bullfight
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Lusheng
festival
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Miao
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Wengyi,Kaili
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24-26Jan.
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11-13Feb.
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31Jun-2Feb.
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20-22Feb.
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Bronze
drum beating,Lusheng dance
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Lusheng
festival
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Miao
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Yatang,Kaili
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27-28Jan.
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14-15Feb.
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3-4Feb.
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23-24Feb.
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Bronze
drum beating,Lusheng dance
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Lusheng
festival
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Miao
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Xinhua
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28-30Jan.
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15-17Feb.
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4-6Feb.
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24-26Feb.
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Bronze
drum beating,Lusheng dance
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Lusheng
festival
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Miao
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Dazhong,Kaili
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31Jan.-.2Feb.
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18-20Feb.
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7-9Feb.
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27Feb-1Mar.
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Bronze
drum beating,Lusheng dance
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Lusheng
festival
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Miao
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Tonggu,Shiqing
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3-5Feb.
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12-23
Feb.
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10-12Feb.
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2-4Mar
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Bronze
drum beating,Lusheng dance
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Lusheng
festival
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Miao
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Longchang,
Kaili
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5-6Feb.
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23-24
Feb.
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12-13Feb.
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4-5Mar.
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Bronze
drum beating,Lusheng dance
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Lusheng
festival
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Miao
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Zhouxi
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9-10Feb
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27-28
Feb.
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16-17Feb
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8-9Mar.
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Lusheng
dance,Bullfight
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Sanyuesan
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Miao
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Baojing
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20-22Apr.
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10-12Apr.
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30-31Mar.
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18-20Apr.
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Dating(youfang),Lusheng
dance
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Sisters’meal
festival
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Miao
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Shidong
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4-5May
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24-25Apr.
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13-14Apr.
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2-3May
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Dating(youfang),
Bronze drum beating
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Siyueba
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Miao
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Huangping
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26May
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15May
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5May
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24May
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Horse
race,Songfest,Cockfighting
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Dragon
boat
festival
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Miao
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Shidong
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12Jun.
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1Jul.
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20Jun
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9Jul
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Horse
race,Dragonboat competition
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Hillclimbing
festival
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Miao
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Kaili
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4Aug.
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24Jun
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14Jul.
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1Aug.
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Hill
climbing,Dating,Lusheng Dance
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Lusheng
festival
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Miao
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Chong’an
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8-9Nov
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28-29Oct.
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16-17Nov.
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5-6Nov.
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Horse
race,Lusheng dance
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Lusheng
festival
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Miao
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Gulong
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9-11Nov
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29-31
Oct.
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17-19Nov.
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6-8Nov.
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Cockfighting,Lusheng
dance
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Miao’s
new year
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Miao
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Leishan
area
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Chinese
lunar calendar(mid of Oct.)
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Miao’s
dance performance,bullfighting
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(The Date may be
changed a little sometimes. Please contact us while planning to come)
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